10 Jun 2010
The slaughter in Cumbria showed that it’s impossible for the police to anticipate and prevent every violent incident. Politicians have wisely resisted the temptation to demand fresh legislation, but an Assistant Inspector of Constabulary said that things might have moved faster if police forces were merged. I don’t know why he said it, and in the Queen’s Speech Debate this week I urged Ministers to treat that favourite Whitehall recipe with deep suspicion.